25 Quotes by Al Kaline

I started in for the ball but I just couldn't get it. I should have caught it because I was used to catching everything on the sandlots. But they hit the ball a lot harder in the major leagues and I just couldn't reach the ball this time.

What gets me upset about with the newer players is their lack of intensity. They tend to go through the motions a little bit. They don't understand that you've got to practice the way you play.

Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.

I was very, very shocked about Cooperstown. I thought my chances were fairly good, but I tried to stay low key about it, not too high and not too low. That was the way I played, too.

I can't take another day of this.

This time you've dug yourself an anchor too heavy to move ahead with.

Look at how goddamn ugly the stars are.

The most relaxing thing i do, hang halfway out a 3rd floor window, and look at rocks if i fall out. Well maybe i'll fall hard, something tough to break me, something sharp to rip into my insides and bleed out all that pain.

I was just fortunate I was able to throw when I came back, ... After Ted Williams ran into a wall (during spring training of 1954), he wasn't able to really throw again.